A day (hour?) on Shep's Mound - Sydney Airport

[RayS]

Nice spot next to the tower

IMG_20180128_124535 by Ray Seppala, on Flickr

With plenty of action going on

























Was there about an hour, could have stayed longer but had to head back home.

[scotty100368]

Went up to SYD on Thursday for 777 familiarity training (Qatar starts services into CBR next month).

Got the chance to look through and pushback an A380!

View up the stairs towards the flightdeck. Flightcrew rests on the right, dunny on the left.


Looking back from the flightdeck - one crew rest up & left, a second down & right of picture.


The front office. Quite roomy actually!


Looking right there's 2 jump seats (centre one can be used by a Check Captain). There's a third jump seat tucked away to the left as you enter.


Close-up of the instruments.


Midship there is a steep entrance to the Cabin crew rest below. (between the forward and aft cargo holds)


12 beds down here (6 double bunk arrangement)


Outside, preparing to push and tow from Bay 5 to Bay 9.


Looking out the back of the tug, the driver was about to reverse-push out then tow.


After reaching Bay 9, some of the activity going on around us.


Just before I pushed back QF12 for L.A.


It was definitely an interesting change from the CBR ramp, that's for sure!

[RayS]

You lucky, lucky b*stard!

Biggest aircraft I ever got to tow was a USAF KC-135 visiting FBN back in the mid 90s.

[tor lives]

Was the 380 serviceable???
TOR

[Cap'n Wannabe]

Was the 380 serviceable???
TOR

Nah....it was only there for display. They actually pushed it all the way back to the maintenance hangar..

[tor lives]

Was the 380 serviceable???
TOR

Nah....it was only there for display. They actually pushed it all the way back to the maintenance hangar..

Just saw all the fluid pools underneath her and thought "situation normal"
Lost count of the number of times I stood on those flight decks at 0200 in the morning.....asking the same ol question, "so is it U/S or not"???
Seriously though, how good is it to see the Ansett name on the side of an aircraft. I applaud QF for this!!
TOR

[F-27pax]

Is there anything nice to be said about Airbus, Mr TOR? Apart from keeping Boeing on their toes? I think they look nice anyhow and I don't mind flying in them. My A330 flight over to Perth and back again last year was very pleasant, being up the rich people's end as I was.

[tor lives]

Is there anything nice to be said about Airbus, Mr TOR?

Mmmmmm, let's see......nup, not that I can think of.
TOR